Kingston Council has recieved the following two applications chairs and tables on the pavement: Pickled Pantry – 2 tables and 4 chairs on the pavement outside their property at 7 Central Parade, St Marks Hill, Surbiton, between the hours of 7.00am to 7.00pm all week. Rubicon – 4 tables and 12 chairs on the pavement […]

Kingston Citizen’s Advice Bureau Service help residents with a variety of problems including financial and debt problems. In response to their clients concerns about the additional burden of calling an 0844 number, they have now changed our phone number so that it is a local landline number. This means it will cost less for clients to get […]

In response to concerns regarding speeds and pedestrian crossing facilities in Maple Road, Kingston Council is consulting on proposals to introduce a raised zebra crossing on Maple Road, at its junction with St. James’ Road, including: A raised zebra crossing, to discourage speed and provide a safe crossing facility for those walking to and from […]

Maya Indian Restaurant on Brighton Road has been awarded as runner up for Grater London region in the House of Commons Tifffin Club 2012 award.   The competition is held each year to find the best South Asian restaurant in the country, with MPs nominating a restaurant within their constituency.  For Maya to be nominated by Rt Hon […]

A planning application has been submitted to Kingston Council by Tesco for a development of the former government offices at Hook Rise South. The application includes: a hotel a retail Tesco store a restaurant and cafe 231 parking spaces Gym bus layover and driver facilities A3 pedestrian link access erection of 269 residential units with […]

KingstON Choices for the Future newsletters bringspositive news about what residents, businesses, schools, charities and community organisations are doing to contribute to a better and sustainable lifestyle in the borough. The approach to sustainability looks at the One Planet Living (OPL) principles, developed by the WWF and Bioregional, as a way of making sure we […]

Kingston’s Green Pledge, launched as part of Kingston Council and its partners’ commitment to live sustainably, is all about helping local organisations and businesses reduce their environmental impact. The Pledge sets out ten behaviour goals or areas in our lives where we can make a positive difference to climate change. These include: keeping things for […]

Thanks to Kingston Voluntary Action for producing this easy to use guide to the key Olympic events and their potential disruptions in Kingston.  If you are planning to watch any of these, you will need to leave extra time for your journey by car or bus.  Or you could walk or cycle!     Date […]

The official route for the Olympic Torch coming through the Royal Borough of Kingston area has been announced.  The Torch will start its journey at 8.22am on Tuesday 24th July at the Hook Centre, Chessington. It will travel down the Hook Road (A243) and Upper Brighton Road before turning right into Victoria Road (Surbiton town centre). It […]

The Surbiton Business Committee have organised an Olympic briefing for Surbiton businesses, next week on 25th Jan. Details can be found at SBC002-Olympic-Flyer-v2_(01)